Boeing's Starliner Crew Capsule Launches to Space Station

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Starliner Won't Be Able To Reach Space Station

Dec 20, 2019

The Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 41 here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT) as planned. But, as of about an hour after launch, the mission team had announced an anomaly with the uncrewed capsule's orbit.:hmm:

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"Starliner in stable orbit. The burn needed for a rendezvous with the ISS did not happen. :palm:

https://www.space.com/boeing-starlin...ect-orbit.html

https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/...live-date-time

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...al/2700952001/

Streamed live 4 hours ago


Streamed live 4 hours ago

USA TODAY
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket launches Boeing's Starliner, a capsule that will eventually take astronauts to the International Space Station.

Blastoff! Boeing's Starliner Crew Capsule Launches to Space Station

Dec 20, 2019

VideoFromSpace

Boeing's Starliner CST-100 crew capsule launched to the International Space Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Dec. 20, 2019. -- UPDATE Off-Nominal Orbit Insertion.


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IMO with Boeing's 737 Max woes, maybe Boeing should concentrate on the equipment safety and reliability they use to shuttle people around on Earth before working on passenger spacecraft projects. :banghead:
 
As someone that works in the aerospace industry, it may look easy to do but - trust me on this - SPACE IS HARD!

Unlike other industries that I've worked in throughout my engineering career, there is absolutely no such thing as "rework" when you're dealing with machines that go into space.
 
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